Of course we are all relieved that there was no serious danger, but I learned that Annapolis Middle School was evacuated today due to a gas leak. The news release from the school system said this:
Following our emergency procedures, we immediately evacuated students and staff and notified the Fire Department. Baltimore Gas and Electric also was contacted.Hmmm. They evacuated the students and staff? I think, well, in fact I know they meant to say they evacuated the building. Surely if they evacuated all the students, they would have required hundreds of permission slips--and who knows what else--oh I can imagine the lawsuit: "What? You evacuated my child" .
See what Merriam-Webster has to say about evacuate:
Main Entry: evac·u·ate
Pronunciation: \i-ˈva-kyə-ˌwāt, -kyü-ˌāt\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): evac·u·at·ed; evac·u·at·ing
Etymology: Middle English, to draw off morbid humors, from Latin evacuatus, past participle of evacuare to empty, from e- + vacuus empty
Date: 15th century
transitive verb 1 : to remove the contents of : empty
2 : to discharge from the body as waste : void
3 : to remove something (as gas or water) from especially by pumping
4 a : to remove especially from a military zone or dangerous area b : to withdraw from military occupation of c : vacate
2 : to pass urine or feces from the body
2 : to discharge from the body as waste : void
3 : to remove something (as gas or water) from especially by pumping
4 a : to remove especially from a military zone or dangerous area b : to withdraw from military occupation of c : vacate
2 : to pass urine or feces from the body
— evac·u·a·tive \-ˌwā-tiv, -ˌā-\ adjective
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You got Cohen 3 days after he cuts throats ? Dude, you should organize a union rally !!!!
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